tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398577055912506233.post391030702251802186..comments2014-06-26T19:14:08.752-07:00Comments on Probably Cured: Dawning on Melopsided bloggernoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398577055912506233.post-33236029722257638792014-06-26T19:14:08.752-07:002014-06-26T19:14:08.752-07:00Edit: I&#39;m sorry, I didn&#39;t realize you wer...Edit: I&#39;m sorry, I didn&#39;t realize you were 8 years past treatment. It is very unlikely you&#39;ve been left with heart disease at this point. But of course, anything that concerns you should be brought up with a doctor.<br /><br />Again, good luck!Ann aka ButDoctorIHatePinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952736107114454660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398577055912506233.post-62364683837152312252014-06-26T19:10:19.067-07:002014-06-26T19:10:19.067-07:00Your doctor should have been doing regular Echos o...Your doctor should have been doing regular Echos or MUGAs when you were on Herceptin. I&#39;ve been on Herceptin for 4 years and have had a MUGA every 3 months.<br /><br />Studies show that even when heart problems are caused by Adriamycin and Herceptin, they rarely last. Nearly all problems happen during therapy or within the first 2 years post-therapy. &quot; The risk of developing heart problems is higher in trastuzumab-takers, those problems that do occur usually happen during treatment or within the two years after and resolve once treatment ends.&quot;<br /><br />As you noted, you are your own best advocate. Nobody will care more about your health than you will. You need to ask your doctor these questions after doing your research, and press for whatever the standard or care for your situation might be. If you have been on herceptin and adriamycin and your LVEF has not been measured, it should be. <br /><br />I&#39;m not sure you got anything &quot;more aggressive&quot; because of your age but it is absolutely true that you will deal with fall-out much longer than a woman who had been diagnosed in her 60s will. Hopefully, you will be restored to full and normal health but if there are lasting problems, you will be living with them for decades.<br /><br />I think that&#39;s why it&#39;s important that we try to take our health into our own hands and eat properly and exercise. I am metastatic and have been in treatment for so many years and as of now, done 7 different chemos, but I have reached the holy grail for metastatic women - remission. I am going to prepare myself for the next phase by getting into the best possible shape I can now.<br /><br />Good luck to you. I think the scariest part is post-treatment, when you start imagining your cancer has returned. All I can say to that is try to relax. If it has, it will make itself known. *hugs*<br /><br />Ann aka ButDoctorIHatePinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952736107114454660noreply@blogger.com